Full Idea
The redundancy theory gets rid of facts, for 'it is a fact that p' just means 'p'.
Gist of Idea
The redundancy theory gets rid of facts, for 'it is a fact that p' just means 'p'
Source
Pascal Engel (Truth [2002], §2.2)
Book Reference
Engel,Pascal: 'Truth' [Acumen 2002], p.44
A Reaction
But then when you ask what p means, you have to give the truth-conditions for its assertion, and you find you have to mention the facts after all.